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The first turbine blades for Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts. The $3.5 billion offshore wind farm is going to feature 62 GE Haliade-X 13 megawatt (MW) turbines spaced one nautical mile apart. The first turbine blades – each 107

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star The Iron Sheik, known for his on-stage rivalry with Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 81. The Iranian-born professional wrestler, real name Khosrow Vaziri, won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. He rose to fame in the wrestling world, portraying a villainous character against Hogan, which helped

Installation of the final wind turbines at the Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm is nearly complete. Hollandse Kust Zuid is located 18-35 kilometers (11-22 miles) off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. It’s jointly owned by Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz. On June 2, Vattenfall posted on social media that

Fitness coach Joe Wicks has teamed up with the NHS to create a dedicated workout video for people with Parkinson’s disease. Regular exercise has been shown to have a positive impact on the symptoms that can cause involuntary shaking of parts of the body, slow movement and stiff or inflexible muscles. Wicks has worked with

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Piers Morgan has hit back at Prince Harry after receiving fierce criticism from the royal during his phone hacking trial. The Duke of Sussex said the thought of the former editor of the Daily Mirror and his “band of journalists” earwigging on his mother’s messages “makes me feel physically sick”. Morgan told Sky News he

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Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles

Lewis Capaldi has cancelled all his upcoming commitments until he is due to perform at Glastonbury later this month. The Scottish singer-songwriter said he needed time to rest and recover after the last few months had been “full on both mentally and physically”. He is scheduled to play on Glastonbury‘s iconic Pyramid stage on Saturday

This trial was always going to be explosive and it certainly started with a bang. Not just the testy exchanges about why Prince Harry wasn’t in court, but revelations and claims about phone hacking which started in his childhood. If one sentence from the High Court sums up Harry’s view of press interest in his

A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea – now we know why. The ship hit a turbine at Danish wind giant Ørsted’s Gode 1 off the German coast in April because it was on autopilot and kilometers off course, according

Holly Willoughby has said she felt “let down” as she made her first This Morning appearance since her former co-presenter Phillip Schofield resigned over an “unwise, but not illegal” relationship with a younger man. As she returned to screens after going on holiday, she said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down”, and “worried for the

Tesla’s new inventory vehicles are going down following a high earlier this year as recent discounts, new tax credits, and referrals appear to be working. High-interest rates and inflation have made the auto market have reduced the pool of new car buyers and made the auto market more competitive. To compete, Tesla has slashed prices

We went to VW’s North American 3-row ID.Buzz reveal this week in Southern California, and while we didn’t see anything about VW’s upcoming California camper van, we did see a cool camper/kitchen conversion that’s already available for the European two-row ID.Buzz, and we’re hoping to see something similar for the 3-row version. Since the 3-row,

The last time a senior royal appeared as a witness at the High Court, the Mirror newspaper didn’t even exist. The year was 1891, and heir to the throne Prince Edward was called to give evidence during the Royal Baccarat Scandal – a case about cheating at cards. His mother, Queen Victoria, was angry, embarrassed

Brit Award-winning pop star Dua Lipa has said the way ministers discuss migrants is “short sighted and small minded”. The 27-year-old, born in London to Kosovar-Albanian parents, called for “more empathy” and said she’d been “hurt” by the way the government had discussed Albanian people. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has previously spoken of “Albanian criminals”

Tesla has reclaimed the production EV lap record on the famous Nürburgring race track with a new Model S Plaid equipped with the Track package. Nürburgring has been a fighting ground for Tesla and Porsche over the last few years. After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the Nürburgring racetrack to break a

This Morning boss Martin Frizell said “scores are being settled” when asked about claims of a toxic culture at the ITV show. Phillip Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency, YMU, after admitting having an “unwise, but not illegal” relationship with a man who he worked with on This

If you live in an apartment with a balcony and want a plug-and-play solar and battery storage system, EcoFlow may have just the solution. EcoFlow has launched the PowerStream Balcony Solar System, which it claims is “the first balcony solar system with a portable power station” that can reduce apartment dwellers’ power bills and provide

Extreme record heat is expected in the US this summer – here’s how you can help keep the electrical grid balanced to avoid blackouts and brownouts. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned last month that “two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls this summer during periods of extreme demand.” So